Is Duke worth the cost over resident tuition at UVA?

[Anonymous]

Duke is worth it in my view.

[Anonymous]

Duke is a marginally better school than UVA but not enough to dismiss in-state tuition. Nobody is going to see a resume and think OMG Duke while chilling on UVA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most of Duke (#8) are residents who turned down:

UVA #24
UNC #30
Clemson #66
Georgia #56
Florida #50

I went to one of these instead of Duke.

It's one of the biggest regrets of my life.

Audible laughter. I'm sorry, why? They're all respected and if you finish in the top quartile you're destined for a solid job and/or good grad program.

Nope, sorry--only UVA and UNC are respected.

Florida has an excellent business school.

[Anonymous]

Duke has just enough magical pull to make it worth it. The name on a resume glitters like gold. Now, if you were Echols at UVA, that might make it harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duke is a marginally better school than UVA but not enough to dismiss in-state tuition. Nobody is going to see a resume and think OMG Duke while chilling on UVA.

UVA resume won't even get viewed by a real person at many firms, filtered out by HR software.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke is a marginally better school than UVA but not enough to dismiss in-state tuition. Nobody is going to see a resume and think OMG Duke while chilling on UVA.

UVA resume won't even get viewed by a real person at many firms, filtered out by HR software.

Huh? I mean, it's a great school too.

[Anonymous]

Duke, U Chicago ,Hopkins, Stanford , Northwestern, Annapolis , West Point, MIT, CIT, should start a conference to compete with the Ivy League.

UVA would not fit.

[Anonymous]

Why the" UVA" hate? I dont get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duke has just enough magical pull to make it worth it. The name on a resume glitters like gold. Now, if you were Echols at UVA, that might make it harder.

This poster has been taking magic mushrooms.

[Anonymous]

No, "magical pull" is not worth $$.

[Anonymous]

Duke is a better name than UVA, however not by a lot. If money is a consideration I'd choose UVA and not think twice. If money doesn't really matter I'd go with Duke. Simple as that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duke is a better name than UVA, however not by a lot. If money is a consideration I'd choose UVA and not think twice. If money doesn't really matter I'd go with Duke. Simple as that.

Duke offers pretty generous need-based aid, btw. We got assistance even with an HHI of $150k.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Duke is a marginally better school than UVA but not enough to dismiss in-state tuition. Nobody is going to see a resume and think OMG Duke while chilling on UVA.

UVA resume won't even get viewed by a real person at many firms, filtered out by HR software.

it depends on the firm.

does duke have stronger OCI with more direct recruiting lines?

yes.

but the delta isn't that much greater over UVA McIntire for instance if you are comparing it to duke econ.

Stem subjects is a different matter - esp applied stem like engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it wasn't worth it, Duke wouldn't exist. Domestic students at Duke not only turned down their in-state flagship, they turned down generous (if not full) scholarships from the in-state to attend Duke. The connections, competitiveness, resources, beauty, faculty are unmatched.

LOL it's a fake "gothic" school where they wore down the steps of the buildings to make them look older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke is a marginally better school than UVA but not enough to dismiss in-state tuition. Nobody is going to see a resume and think OMG Duke while chilling on UVA.

UVA resume won't even get viewed by a real person at many firms, filtered out by HR software.

This is not true. You must have some kind of agenda, or were rejected by UVA or dumped by a UVA grad or dumped for a UVA grad.